You don't have to be rich or rough it to travel the world.

Hi, I’m Patricia!

I’ve enjoyed traveling and would like to share my experiences with you. I am the kind of person that doesn’t like to sit still. I love the ocean and the water but I can’t stand more than an hour on a beach. I’ve traveled to over a dozen countries and over a dozen national parks. I think that many people find travel intimidating or expensive and I want to show that, with a little planning, you can just as easily go to Asia or Europe as the Caribbean without roughing it or spending a fortune.

Where I’ve been so far

A little more about me

I dream about longer trips, but I work full time and make time to write this blog on my evenings and weekends, with website help from my husband and foot warming from our dog. I visited several National Parks with my family as a child and had my first big international trip when I was 16, with my Spanish class. When I graduated from college I took my second big trip for my honeymoon and we were both hooked.

Where do I want to go? Everywhere if I could, and I’m slowly chipping away at it. I am an avid hiker and love the outdoors, but also enjoy different cultures. I like to see how people live and learn about different ways to look at life and the world. Some things are universal, but without the differences what would be the point of travel?

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Our Gear

Current Camera: Sony a6000 with the kit standard 18-55 and 55-210 kit lenses. I like how small this camera is for travel and I pull it out for all of the low-light and action shots. Part of the deciding factor for this camera was how quiet the shutter is (I feel that loud shutters have a way of ruining a moment and make candid photography difficult) and because the shutter can be controlled from a phone. However, when I want to blend in and for quick shots I generally fall back on my phone.

Current Phone: Google Pixel 1 I love photo quality and ease of taking pictures with this phone. Double click the side button and the camera opens instantly (occasionally freezes, but usually works) and you can start taking pictures with one hand. It also gets updates as soon as they are released and is easy to swap phone networks when traveling. This phone is only water resistant so I make sure to always have somewhere dry to stow it or a waterproof phone pouch.

Drone: Parrot PF728000 ANAFI Drone This is a new addition and we can’t wait to try it out and share some footage from our next trip. We picked this one because of its size (nice and packable), decent quality, USB charging capable, and for being relatively quiet.

Battery Pack: There are hundreds that are probably just as good. This one has enough juice to fully charge our phones a couple times each. It charges electronics via USB, so we can charge just about everything that is critical. It has a built-in flashlight that we have never used and a battery life indicator that is nice, but not that intuitive.

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